Manatees in Zoological Parks throughout the World: History, State, and Welfare [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The order Sirenia comprises several species of manatees and one species of dugong. These popular marine mammals are relatively recent acquisitions to zoological parks throughout the world.
Yann Henaut, Fabienne Delfour
doaj +2 more sources
Counting manatee aggregations using deep neural networks and Anisotropic Gaussian Kernel [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Manatees are aquatic mammals with voracious appetites. They rely on sea grass as the main food source, and often spend up to eight hours a day grazing. They move slow and frequently stay in groups (i.e.
Zhiqiang Wang +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Vocalizations of wild West Indian manatee vary across subspecies and geographic location [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Geographic variation in the vocal behavior of manatees has been reported but is largely unexplored. Vocalizations of wild West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) were recorded with hydrophones in Florida from Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus ...
Jessica D. Reyes-Arias +14 more
doaj +2 more sources
Cuban Connection: Regional Role for Florida's Manatees [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 The status of the West Indian manatee [Trichechus manatus (Linnaeus, 1758)] remains enigmatic. The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the species as “Vulnerable” and the two subspecies [T. m. manatus (Linnaeus, 1758) and T.
Anmari Alvarez-Alemán +7 more
doaj +2 more sources
Cytochemical staining of leukocytes and platelets in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris): identification of a bilobed monocyte similar to other members of the Paenungulata [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Manatees (Antillean-, Amazonian, and African-) and dugongs belong to the Order Sirenia, and when combined with elephants and rock hyraxes, form the Paenungulata. A bilobed mononuclear cell has previously been identified in elephants and rock hyraxes, but
Laura A. Cagle +7 more
doaj +2 more sources
Persistent long-term habitat use by Florida manatees at Fort Pierce, Florida from 1997 to 2020. [PDF]
PLoS ONETo survive cold winters, Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) depend on artificial (i.e., power plants) and natural warm water sources such as springs and passive thermal basins.
Rachel Tennant +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Endoparasite survey in Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) under rehabilitation in the Peruvian Amazon [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeManatee populations are declining worldwide, and all currently existing species are considered vulnerable by the IUCN. The most common problems during nurturing young Amazonian manatees, Trichechus inunguis, in rescue centres are of gastrointestinal ...
Philipp Sziderics +11 more
doaj +2 more sources
Manatee cognition and behavior: a neurobiological perspective on an unusual constellation of senses and a unique brain [PDF]
Frontiers in Behavioral NeuroscienceThe nervous systems of manatees are strikingly unique across multiple dimensions. Manatees have the largest lissencephalic (smooth) brains in the animal kingdom, and demonstrate unusual somatosensory anatomy and physiology in the peripheral and central ...
Peter F. Cook +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Blood Reference Intervals for Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) from Puerto Rico [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine International, 2022 Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) are endangered throughout the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean coast of Central and South America, the Greater Antilles, and the northeastern coast of South America to Brazil.
Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni +1 more
doaj +2 more sources
First abundance estimate for greater Caribbean manatees (Trichechus Manatus Manatus) in Belize [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPopulation status of the Greater Caribbean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is unknown across most of its geographic range, including the western part of the Caribbean in Central America.
Holly H. Edwards +7 more
doaj +2 more sources